Best Recipe for Fish Tacos with Creamy Chipotle Sauce and Pico de Gallo
Ingredients
- Canola or vegetable oil, for brushing on the griddle
- 16 white corn tortillas
- 1 tablespoon chile powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt
- Juice of 1 lime
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 1/2 pounds flaky white fish such as mahi mahi or cod, cut into 4-ounce fillets
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 2 canned chipotle chiles in adobo
- Juice of 1 lime
- Pinch kosher salt
- Shredded purple cabbage, for serving
- Fresh cilantro, for serving
- Pico de Gallo, recipe follows, for serving
- 2 ripe large tomatoes, finely diced
- 1 white onion, finely diced
- 1/2 jalapeno, minced
- 1/2 bunch fresh cilantro, leaves only, minced
- Juice of 1/2 lime
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
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- For the tortillas: Brush a hot griddle with oil and heat the tortillas on each side to brown them up a bit. Wrap them in foil to keep hot until it's time to eat.
- For the fish: In a bowl, combine the chile powder, garlic salt, lime juice and 2 tablespoons of the olive oil. Toss the mixture with the fish in a shallow container and marinate for 15 minutes.
- For the chipotle sauce: In the meantime, combine the mayonnaise, cilantro, honey, chipotles, lime juice and salt in a food processor and blend until creamy and smooth. Transfer the sauce to a container (I like to store it in a squeeze bottle) and refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Put the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the fish and cook for 3 to 4 minutes per side. Remove to a plate and flake with a fork.
- To build each taco, spoon some fish onto 2 stacked tortillas (see Cook's Note). Top with some chipotle sauce, cabbage, cilantro and Pico de Gallo.
- In a medium bowl, combine the tomatoes, onions, jalapenos, cilantro and lime juice. Season with salt and pepper.
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